Blast near girls college in Chaman
CHAMAN: A blast took place near a girls' college in Chaman town situated near the Pak-Afghan border area in Balochistan on Friday injuring three persons, DawnNews reported.Rescue and emergency teams...
View ArticleRawalpindi violence: 26 suspects sent on physical remand
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Special Court (ATC) on Friday approved two days physical remand of 26 suspects allegedly involved in the Nov 16 violence in Rawalpindi, and handed them over to police....
View ArticleECP issues schedule for Punjab LG polls
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Friday the schedule for the local government elections in Punjab, DawnNews reported. According to the schedule, polling will take place...
View ArticleThree major-generals promoted: ISPR
ISLAMABAD: Three major-generals of the Pakistan Army were promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general on Friday, according to a notification released by the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR).They...
View ArticleAsghar Khan records statement before FIA
ISLAMABAD: A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probe into distribution of money among politicians by secret agencies for rigging the 1990 general elections commenced on Friday and Air Marshal (retd)...
View ArticleLG ordinance approved in Sindh Assembly amid opposition walkout
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Friday approved the amendment bill to the Sindh Local Government Act, 2013 amid ruckus and a walkout staged by the opposition parties in the house, DawnNews reported.The...
View ArticleMore deaths and clashes in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: The violence in North Waziristan Agency triggered by a Wednesday-night suicide attack against security forces continued on Friday as another three people were killed after security forces...
View ArticleAttack on police officer kills two, injures 15 in Karachi
KARACHI: At least two people were killed and more than 15 others injured when a police officer’s car and his residence were targeted with a powerful blast in Karachi’s Old Sabzimandi area, DawnNews...
View ArticleLegal action against four bureaucrats likely
ISLAMABAD: The government is contemplating approaching the Supreme Court for indictment of four officials in a case pertaining to the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam. A senior official...
View ArticleUS bill links Pakistan aid to Nato supply routes
WASHINGTON: The US Congress has passed a $552 billion defence authorisation bill for 2014, which also calls for stopping reimbursements to Pakistan if ground supply routes to Afghanistan are...
View ArticleMagnitude of Modaraba scam puzzles NAB
ISLAMABAD: Officials in the National Accountability Bureau find the Modaraba (Islamic mode of investment) scam puzzling, especially the amount involved. Initially, they estimated the amount was no more...
View ArticleNA asks US to stop drone raids; session ends on sour note
ISLAMABAD: The government pushed through an opposition-less National Assembly a resolution on Friday calling for an immediate halt to deadly US drone strikes in tribal areas but ignored a similar...
View ArticlePTI expresses concern over Imran’s security
ISLAMABAD: For the first time after emerging as a major player in national politics, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has publicly expressed concern over the security of its chairman Imran Khan. A...
View ArticleFO claims vindication after UN resolution on drones
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday claimed moral victory in the adoption of the UN resolution that calls for making drone operations compliant with the international law. “UN General Assembly...
View ArticleAchakzai asks Pakhtuns to unite against conspiracies
MINGORA: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai said on Friday that conspiracies against Pakhtuns had resulted in massive human losses in the region and called for unity...
View ArticlePolio worker shot dead in Khyber Agency
KHYBER AGENCY: Unknown militants gunned down a polio worker in the Jamrud Tehsil area of Khyber Agency on Saturday, officials said.The polio worker Galiab was attacked in the Ghundi area of Jamrud...
View ArticleMusharraf challenges treason trial in civilian special court
ISLAMABAD: Former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has challenged his trial for treason in a civilian court, saying he can only be prosecuted under the Army Act.The 70-year-old...
View ArticleNo room for religious discrimination in Govt policies: PM
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday said that the government was ensuring to provide equal opportunities to citizens regardless of their religious association.He said “the prevailing crises in...
View ArticlePakistan's new army chief defies terrorist attacks
PESHAWAR: Despite reiterating full support to the ongoing government-led peace process with the Taliban militants, Pakistan’s new army chief General Raheel Sharif Saturday vowed to not tolerate any...
View ArticleCJ takes notice of rape of 12-year-old girl in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took notice of a media report on Saturday regarding rape of a 12-year-old girl allegedly by her neighbours in Karachi.Quoting the report, a press...
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